Later in the evening I went to the Viking Village at Fjorukrain (Fjorugardurinn). Tall and masculine Vikings fully equipped met us. It was like travelling back in the past. The Vikings enjoyed obviously taking prisoners immediately after the bus stopped.

It was a strange sight in the middle of the wild nature. The smoke rose up, the water floated up from the inside earth, it was hot and milk blue, and there were lava blocks big as houses. I was standing in the middle of the Blue Lagoon in the Saga island Iceland.

So I visited the so called geothermal area Geysir. It is another natural wonder in Iceland. Just west of Gullfoss waterfall is Geysir located. Now it was time for more action. I was really excited to see the many spouting hot springs that I have heard so much about. Due to earthquakes in June 2000 the geysirs erupt to no specific timetable. I heard some people mentioned that the "Great Geisyr" has been dormant when they were there, but I was lucky with the timing.

With the famous French author Jules Verne's book "A Journey to the Centre of the Earth" in my mind, I took my way over the ocean to the mythical Iceland.

Has Stonehenge, near London, connections to other stone monuments around the world? For example in Bretagne in France, Traelleborg in Denmark, and Uppsala in Sweden, there are mysterious stone circles and monoliths. Also at the ancient city Tiahuanaco in Bolivia, there are monoliths. In Peru there are many different kind of huge stone monuments shaped so well that some people believe that no humans have been able to construct it - see the Nazca lines, the Cuzco area and other places in the country. Not forget the Great Pyramid in Egypt - Giza.

When it comes to cultural and archaeological treasures, Peru must be one of the most exciting places in the world. The whole country is a treasure chamber with an endless source. It's almost impossible to keep updated with all the great discoveries there. Some of them are Inca ruins at Llactapata near Machu Picchu, Inca ruins called Cota Cota near Machu Picchu, the oldest City in the New World in Caral, near Lima, mummies in Tupac Amaru, a shantytown on the outskirts of Lima. What more will be found in the future?

Stonehenge is an English Heritage outside London at Salisbury. It`s a great ancient wonder in the world. This incredible stone monument is older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt and it`s still a mystery. Some questions are:
• Why, how and who built the Stonehenge?
• Have the stone circle any mysterious power?
• Would it be a mystery for forever?

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart left many traces in and round Salzburg. A mosaic of historically substantiated "Mozart points" in Austria and Bavaria are now linked via the beautiful 450 kilometres Mozart cycling trail. The trial makes a perfect day out for active culture and nature lovers.

This article continues from Part 1: Amazon - Peru: Looking into the red eyes of the puma - see the WILDLIFE & SAFARI-category. Machu Picchu is one of the sites where you can get a real glimpse of pre-Columbian South America. But is there a connection between the great ancient wonder and the Amazon jungle?

Exploring giant ice caves near Salzburg - Austria
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Far deep in the enormous Eisriesenwelt ice caves everyone turned the light off on their torch, and the silence fall. It was dark, cold and very slipper on the icy ground. We just stood still waiting for something unexpected to happen. Suddenly I could hear load music from a bagpipe. After a while I could see the silhouettes of my Scottish highlander guide playing with strong emotions. His "sound of music" caused strong echoes in the cave that gave really good vibrations.

Sari ... Sari...is the sound made by the Evil Spirit living on top of the mountain when he eats human beings, as believed by the Ye'kuana-indians». Surrounded by mountains there are many spooky caves. One of them is the disreputable Devil's cave on Sarisarinama tepui where four Norwegians entered.

The spectacular Capricorn Caves are a unique system of above-ground caves in a limestone ridge situated 23 kilometres north of Rockhampton (in Queensland in the North East part of Australia, not so far from Cairns). These ancient caves have attracted visitors since their discovery by the Norwegian pioneer John Olsen in 1882. Today, they are the only privately owned shown caves in Australia.

Moonshine trekking to the top of Kilimanjaro, Tanzania in Africa (the article continues here - final part).

Moonshine trekking to the top of Kilimanjaro (the article continues here) - Tanzania - Africa